Thankful Thimble Thursday with Sunshine and the Letter U

It's time for me to share another weird and wacky doodle for the April A to Z Challenge.

So far there hasn't been a single day that I've skipped our broken record A to Z preface in these alphabetical posts. I guess I'll keep that streak going, and so I'm yet again here to say that some of my favorite things in life are cats, drawing, writing, and the fantasy genre. And so, my A to Z posts this year will be illustrations for a weird and wacky fantasy story I'm currently writing. This story co-stars a hind limb paralyzed orange tabby cat named Hobo, and this month you'll get to go along on some of his adventures.

Today brings us to the letter U, which stands for underground. Hobo and his human do indeed visit a world that exists none other than underground. It's aptly called, well, the Underground. Some call it the Graveyard, though, for reasons. I again realize that none of this makes any sense, but what's new.

I had a lot of trouble trying to make those stairs look like they were descending far down beneath the surface. I'm still not happy with the final result, but that there is what I have to offer for today.

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Are you ready for Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop? Thimble certainly is.

Today, Thimble is grateful for the beautiful, warm, bright, and shiny sun.

Thimble indeed loves those sun puddles. Of course, she also quite likes how the sunshine makes her glow in glamour shots like that one there. 

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And now we have the fill-in statements for tomorrow's Friendly Fill-Ins challenge. My amazing co-host Ellen of 15andmeowing came up with the first two, and I came up with the second two.

1. _________ hurts my feelings.

2. Things on my not to do list include _________ and _________.

3. _________ is an inanimate object that cheers me up.

4. I wish I could hire someone to _________.

We'll see you tomorrow, friends!

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Tip of the Day

We're here with another spring pet safety tip today. This one is another repeat tip, but it's also one that we think it's worth saying again. And that is, again, to consider keeping up with those preventatives. As the weather warms and the grass grows green, pests such as fleas, mosquitoes, and ticks will be out and about in full force. We very recently gave a series of tips on buggers such as these, what parasites they can harbor, and what diseases they can pass on to our furbabies. Tapeworms, heartworms, and Lyme disease, for example, can result if your furbaby falls victim to such pests. This can of course affect their health and happiness, and nobody wants that.

So, in short, please do keep up with preventatives for your kitties and pups. You can discuss the best options with your veterinarian. And, of course, only give your furbaby a preventative that is formulated for their species, as well as their age and weight. Proper prevention indeed plays a part in keeping our furbabies as healthy as possible.